History
The Oklahoma CareerTech System began with the passing of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson. This act made available federal money for the promotion of vocational education. In 1929, the Division of Vocational Education was established as part of the State Department of Education. The department moved from Oklahoma City in 1932 to Stillwater and in 1941 the state legislature established the position of State Director of Vocational Education. J.B Perky was the first director. In 1966, Oklahoma technology center school districts were formed and in 1967 Tri-County Tech became the state's first area vocational-technical school. On July 1, 1968 the Oklahoma State Board of Vocational and Technical Education was established as a separate entity from the State Department of Education. In 1971 the first delivery of training to inmates in a Skills Center at the Ouachita facility took place.
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